Old Speckled Hen Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Blimey !!! How many worms can a hen eat ??? I spent most of yesterday morning digging over a corner of the garden for a new veggie patch; SLOWLY, to avoid chicken feet. Some of these worms were of serpent proportions but went down head (or tail) first. After gorging themselves they rested in the sun then came back for seconds later. I expected lots of yellow poo but they seem OK this morning. I love this new FONT colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsallen08 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I know what you mean. After a day of free ranging and gorging themselves with All You Can Eat worms, slugs, my chickens are always fine! I have some massive worms too lately, which is always funnier as the hens usually have a tug of war then! Hopefully there's no worm protestors on here or we'll have the RSPCW on our back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 You may notice little red bits in their poo later.......undigested worm that has whistled through the system. Don't forget that garden worms are hosts for parasitic worm eggs so a course of Flubenvet now an then to be on the safe side is not a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 Don't forget that garden worms are hosts for parasitic worm eggs so a course of Flubenvet now an then to be on the safe side is not a bad idea. Yes have that on the agenda. Try to worm them once a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I cleared 2 of my veg beds at the weekend the soil was alive with all sorts of bugs so I fenced it off with some omlet fencing & left the girls to it, they scoffed everything turned the soil over pooed everywhere - what a very lazy gardener I am - but after filling their crops they still managed pellets & brasica leaves a course of worming I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aga n Chickens Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Hello to you all. Over the weekend we let our girls dig over a spent lettuce bed (organic so no slug pelets), and they had a great time playing 'slug rugby'. OH picked up one of the girls while she had her beak round the remains a hugh slug, but she decided to shake her head and we were both covered in slug juice Oh well, we'll know better next time ! By the way, our local Manor Pharmacy is stocking Flubenvet. If they haven't any in stock when you pop in they order if for you and it arrives at the shop the next day. Kind regards, Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 Over the weekend we let our girls dig over a spent lettuce bed (organic so no slug pelets), and they had a great time playing 'slug rugby'. OH picked up one of the girls while she had her beak round the remains a hugh slug, but she decided to shake her head and we were both covered in slug juice Oh well, we'll know better next time ! How big is big? We get slugs the size of mini bananas here ....... my girls won't touch them, ( they'll eat only the baby ones). I used to throw them as far as I could next door .... TUT TUT !!! Then I found a hedgehog on the lawn one night so I leave them; but YUK YUK how enormous these beasties get!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aga n Chickens Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Hello We have a lot of the big brown slugs with orange frills that have been spending the summer feeding up in the lettuce bed ! They are too big for one chook to manage on her own so usually the other 3 join in the game, (at this stage I have to look away as bits and pieces start flying all over the place). There must be something about the consistancy of slugs and grapes that get my girls going, as I'm sure that they can't taste similar. Kind regards, Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 Aga n Chickens Dreaming of a kitchen big enough for an Aga, and a garden big enough for more chickens ! They're over-rated and you need another cooker to cook on in the summer. Get a Rangemaster. Looks the same, made by AGA, comes in all fuel permutations, quarter of the price !!! Mind you, I don't suppose you can put a poorly chicken in the warming drawer Garden full of chickens sounds good though!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
